July 09 / 19.35 Uttoxeter

19.35

Good

Uttoxeter Racecourse Caravan And Motorhome Site Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

  • Prize money: £3247.81
  • 1m 7f 168y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Uttoxeter Racecourse Caravan And Motorhome Site Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £5.00
  • Place: £2.10

Form: 43

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
1m4f winner for Hugo Palmer; doesn't look on an obviously good mark for his handicap hurdle debut but he's some aptitude for this discipline in two novices at Worcester (2m, good) and is open to improvement.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

1

14th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 3

16:18 Perth

Double Oban

12st 0lb

J: Tom Hutsby

T: Olly Murphy

5-11 over hurdles but the bulk of those wins have come on soft or heavy ground; sits 4lb higher than when winning at Leicester (2m, soft; 9-4, four runners) over Christmas; one of three declared runners for Olly Murphy.

10/1

5th

3

21st Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 3

16:13 Chepstow

Double Oban

11st 6lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Olly Murphy

Progressive 6yo who kept on stoutly to beat three rivals at Leicester (1m7f, soft) in December and is now 5-10 over hurdles; contests this much deeper race from a 6lb higher mark but still considered.

4/1

11/2

  • Place: £2.10

Form: /P-P35 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 10st 10lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner who returned to some form when third in a Huntingdon maiden hurdle (2m, good) only to then struggle back chasing in a handicap (2m4f); comfortably held over hurdles at Worcester (2m) yesterday.
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Verdict Starting price

3

1st Dec 2024

Heavy

2m 4f 110y

Class 5

15:20 Leicester

Dreaming Diamond

10st 11lb

J: Oliver Boyden

T: Max Young

led, headed after 7th, weakened 3 out, pulled up 2 out

16/1

3

1st Dec 2024

Heavy

2m 4f 110y

Class 5

15:20 Leicester

Dreaming Diamond

10st 11lb

J: Oliver Boyden

T: Max Young

led, headed after 7th, weakened 3 out, pulled up 2 out

16/1

4th

6

19th Nov 2024

Good

2m 5f 44y

Class 5

13:55 Fakenham

Dreaming Diamond

10st 4lb

J: David Noonan

T: Max Young

took keen hold, led, headed but prominent after 2nd, outpaced and lost position before 10th, weakened before 5 out, tailed off

33/1

Form: 2421-0 CD

Last run: 41 days

W: 10st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
1m2f Flat winner who is 1-17 over hurdles and was tailed off when reappearing after a lengthy break in a Cartmel selling handicap; best watched on the back of that.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

9

18th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 110y

Class 5

12:40 Leicester

George Mallory

10st 5lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Charles & Adam Pogson

Won a 2m handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter in July last year (good to soft) but then off for 306 days; mixed fortunes since; first run at this trip.

15/2

8th

9

18th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 110y

Class 5

12:40 Leicester

George Mallory

10st 5lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Charles & Adam Pogson

Won a 2m handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter in July last year (good to soft) but then off for 306 days; mixed fortunes since; first run at this trip.

15/2

4th

8

1st Nov 2024

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

15:10 Uttoxeter

George Mallory

10st 9lb

J: James Bowen

T: Charles & Adam Pogson

Sole win over C&D, in July 2023; has a generally sound record on this track and ran as well as could be expected last month, behind one who was on the second leg of a hat-trick; not far away.

9/1

Form: 67490/

Last run: 1092 days

W: 11st 1lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Won twice on the Flat for Mark Johnston in 2019; has mostly struggled over hurdles for this yard and has been off since 2021; only of interest if backed.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9th

14

30th Aug 2024

Yielding

3m 1f 0y

19:25 Wexford

King And Queen

10st 8lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Maiden over hurdles ran alright in that sphere last time; has to do more on chasing debut.

22/1

5th

12

26th Jul 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 2f 200y

18:20 Kilbeggan

King And Queen

10st 13lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Won twice on the Flat for Mark Johnston in 2019; has mostly struggled over hurdles for this yard and back from three-year absence when remote fourth at Uttoxeter recently.

16/1

Form: 5P/963 D

Last run: 7 days

W: 10st 8lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Has improved with each run following a long absence, last week going down by under 8l at Stratford (2m2f, good to firm); needs more, though.
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Verdict Starting price

8

(8)

22nd May 2025

Good To Firm

2m 0f 45y

Class 5

14:17 Haydock

Razzo Italiano

8st 4lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Gary Hanmer

Three-time winner over hurdles but Flat career has been just four races on Tapeta, fading into fourth of eight off this mark when upped to 2m last month for Flat handicap debut (disqualified; jockey failed to weigh in); switches to turf and needs improvement.

11/1

8

(8)

22nd May 2025

Good To Firm

2m 0f 45y

Class 5

14:17 Haydock

Razzo Italiano

8st 4lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Gary Hanmer

Three-time winner over hurdles but Flat career has been just four races on Tapeta, fading into fourth of eight off this mark when upped to 2m last month for Flat handicap debut (disqualified; jockey failed to weigh in); switches to turf and needs improvement.

11/1

8th

3

(5)

26th Apr 2025

Standard

2m 0f 120y

Class 6

20:15 Wolverhampton (AW)

Razzo Italiano

9st 7lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Gary Hanmer

towards rear, headway to lead after 4f, increased tempo over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

33/1

Form: 558P-7

Last run: 28 days

W: 10st 3lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Hasn't been friendless in the betting for any of her three handicaps but continues to disappoint.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

11

9th Jul 2024

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

19:35 Uttoxeter

Bella Madonna

10st 3lb

J: James Best

T: Simon Earle

Hasn't been friendless in the betting for any of her three handicaps but continues to disappoint.

33/1

7th

8

11th Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

16:55 Southwell

Bella Madonna

10st 4lb

J: James Best

T: Simon Earle

Unplaced all five hurdling starts; had excuse (breathing issue) when pulled up in Worcester handicap in September and was given a wind op soon afterwards but it still takes a leap of faith to support her on this first start for 267 days.

20/1

0

11

18th Sep 2023

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:35 Worcester

Bella Madonna

10st 10lb

J: David Noonan

T: Simon Earle

Yet to threaten over hurdles and beaten more than 20l on handicap debut here in July; up in trip; stable also runs Malago Rose.

20/1

Form: 331/12 CD

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 12lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Had a run on the Flat after a long absence and has returned to hurdling with a first and second at this track (soft/good), with a late mistake perhaps costing him the race last month; much respected off 2lb higher.
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Verdict Starting price

9th

11

(11)

22nd Jul 2025

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 6

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Chef De Troupe

11st 0lb

J: Mr Sam Burton

T: Tony Forbes

11-time winner including twice here over 2m (in 2022 and 2023) but he's a 12yo now and has been well held in three starts at this track in 2025; others preferred.

33/1

6th

11

(4)

16th Jun 2025

Standard

2m 0f 120y

Class 6

18:40 Wolverhampton (AW)

Chef De Troupe

8st 4lb

J: Josephine Gordon

T: Tony Forbes

11-time winner including two over C&D and six over hurdles; on dangerous mark on the Flat but he's well into the veteran stage now and has been well held here (2m) in both runs this season; down the list.

33/1

9th

10

(9)

19th May 2025

Standard

2m 0f 120y

Class 6

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Chef De Troupe

9st 0lb

J: Elle-May Croot

T: Tony Forbes

Two C&D wins among multiple successes, the latest over hurdles last May; ran well for a long way over C&D in April on return from another break, and a good run looks more likely from him than some.

25/1

Non-runners

Sergeant, Baikal, Andapa, Harry Gulliver, Gladys Eva Jane

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £16.30
Straight Forecast £17.44
Tricast £98.93
Trifecta £111.20

Selections

The Times:

Double Oban

POSTDATA:

Dreaming Diamond

Telegraph:

Harry Gulliver

SPOTLIGHT:

Chef De Troupe

RP RATINGS:

Andapa

The Star:

Harry Gulliver

The Guardian:

Double Oban

Daily Mail:

Double Oban

Daily Mirror:

Double Oban

Daily Record:

Double Oban

WEST COUNTRY:

Dreaming Diamond

D Express:

Dreaming Diamond

The Sun:

Chef De Troupe